Fitchburg man killed in Route 2 crash

Wednesday

Nov 7, 2012 at 10:00 AMNov 7, 2012 at 4:22 PM

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A 51-year-old Fitchburg man was killed when his car collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 2 this morning.

The man's name has not been released by state police, pending notification of his family, a spokesman said this afternoon. He was driving a 2001 BMW eastbound on Route 2, east of Exit 31 near Route 12.

The cause of the crash, reported by motorists at 10:30 a.m., is under investigation.

The left lane of the eastbound side of highway was closed for about two hours while a state police reconstruction and analysis team investigated. The Leominster Fire Department and state Department of Transportation assisted.